People gathered in Hyde Park, London, England, during World War 1, to protest high food prices and milk shortages. Most in this particular group are women and children. British carry signs that read ' hands off the baby's milk' and ' feed babys or pigs' A woman holds up a crying baby.
A trip to Hawaii, United States. Passengers seated in a train that passes through a tunnel and over a high bridge along what would end up as part of the Hawaii Consolidated RR out of Hilo. (This line appears to be the one that ran along the northern shore of the "Big Island" to the west from Hilo.) Carabaos pull a plow in muddy water. A banana plantation.
Strong Gale winds cause high waves to strike sea wall in Winthrop,Massachusetts along New England coast. On the North East coast of Great Britain stormy sea drive a vessel along the rocky shore.
Scenes from England as elections approach. Intro scenes of Joseph P Goebbels, then of a cleric broadcasting, then a man seated near a vintage console radio in a living room at home. He turns a radio dial. A cinema theater with the marquee indicating showing of "A Picture of Dorian Grey" and "George Sanders." View of faces of men and women couples in the theater as they watch the movie in London. Two men converse with each other in front of Fair building, woman in the background watches and listens. View of the Parliament buildings and Big Ben. Scene of a hand addressing envelope to House of Commons. Political posters written with Mr. Smith's name on the wall. Two men in suits and a woman in discussion on the floor of an exhibition. Man's hand resting on a metal plate for a printing press. Close up scenes of a newspaper printing press running at high speed printing daily newspapers. People reading newspapers in a crowded subway tube train. Brief scene of business executives or editors inside a newspaper office. Wide view of customers in front of a London newsstand.
Crowds cheer British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during his visit to Bristol, England, during the Blitz. He is greeted by Nurses and staff in the courtyard of a hospital. Accompanied by Lord Mayor of Bristol, Alderman Thomas Underwood, he inspects a contingent of Home Guard. Churchill removes his hat and waves it. He then walks rapidly across a square followed by his entourage. The lord Mayor points out a set of three photographs held by a man. (These are not distinguishable). Churchill's daughter Sarah and her mother, Lady Churchill, are right behind him. Closeup of American Ambassador to the Court of St. James, John Gilbert Winant, who is part of the Prime Minister's party. Citizens wave as Churchill and the Lord Mayor sit high in the back of an open car driving along the street. Bomb damaged buildings in background from German aerial blitakrieg attack. Closeup from moving car of enthusiastic young women cheering the Prime Minister. Churchill walking down a city street surrounded by crowds, holds his hat high above, balancing it on his walking stick. View from car approaching women in middle of the street, waving British flags. Winston Churchill, surrounded by well-wishers, walking rapidly along a sidewalk with cigar in his mouth. He removes his hat and waves it. Many spectators waving (most are women). One shakes his hand as he speeds past her. Workers standing near scaffolding, set up to repair a building, pause to wave at the Prime Minister. Churchill with cigar in mouth and hat raised, is caught in a crush of well-wishers, (World War II period).
Gymnasts demonstrate in Bad Kissingen, Germany. Gymnasts from England, France and Austria perform during a demonstration using a trampoline. The same jumping technique is used in diving from a high platform. A diver dives from a high diving platform.
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